plzgrow
Well-Known Member
To all the hair guru's ...
A friend of mind asked me a question. I am not sure has been asked before what is the diffrence between a perm, relaxer and a touch up.
A relaxer is to straighten the curl pattern of your natural hair. When black people say "perm" they usually mean relaxer.
A touch up is to relax the new growth. Once you get a virgin relaxer, if you want to keep your hair relaxed you have to get a touchup when your natural hair grows back in, usually every 2 months. Although some people do it sooner and some people stretch longer.
So simply put:
Perm:Makes hair curl or wavy
Relaxer:Makes hair straight
Re-touch:Straightens new growth after initial relaxer
Correct me if I am wrong ladies.
A friend of mind asked me a question. I am not sure has been asked before what is the diffrence between a perm, relaxer and a touch up.
My response was :
A perm is supposed to make the hair wavy or curly. Usually what white people, or people with straight hair in general use to make their hair wavy, curly, or have more body...A relaxer is to straighten the curl pattern of your natural hair. When black people say "perm" they usually mean relaxer.
A touch up is to relax the new growth. Once you get a virgin relaxer, if you want to keep your hair relaxed you have to get a touchup when your natural hair grows back in, usually every 2 months. Although some people do it sooner and some people stretch longer.
So simply put:
Perm:Makes hair curl or wavy
Relaxer:Makes hair straight
Re-touch:Straightens new growth after initial relaxer
Correct me if I am wrong ladies.